DAY 10 — LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL.ROMANS 5:8 KJV The greatest example of unconditional love is found at the Cross. God did not wait until we deserved His love. He did not wait until we cleaned ourselves up, corrected all our failures, or became worthy of Him. The Bible says that "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." That is the kind of love God wants us to understand. Unconditional love does not say, "I will love you as long as you make me happy." It does not say, "I will love you as long as you do everything I expect." Biblical love is deeper than feelings and stronger than changing circumstances. First Corinthians 13 teaches that love "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things" and that "charity never faileth." Feelings may rise and fall, circumstances may change, and difficult days will come, but genuine love makes a decision to remain faithful. Marriage gives us a beautiful opportunity to demonstrate that kind of committed love. Ephesians 5:25 points husbands directly to Christ: "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it." Day 10 of The Love Dare reminds us that love is not merely something we feel. Love is something we choose. The challenge for today is simple: Choose to love when it is easy—and choose to love when it is difficult. Don't base your commitment on today's circumstances or today's emotions. Remember the love God demonstrated toward us through Jesus Christ. Because the strongest love does not say, "I love you because of what you do for me." It says, "I choose to love you, remain faithful to you, and seek your good even when circumstances change." That is the kind